Other experience/agricultural/business training - My partner is an executive chef by profession, with over 10 years experience in BC's food and beverage industry. He is no stranger to turning farm fresh local produce into healthy family-style meals, and has worked in a variety of restaurants from fine dining to quick service, gaining knowledge in all sorts of cuisines and how they utilize their produce, as well as refining his interpersonal and communication skills working with many people with various backgrounds and experiences. His passion is food, and most particularly, inspiring everyone to enjoy cooking at home. He recognizes that quality meals start with quality ingredients, and is consequently driven to produce his own quality ingredients in order to serve meals he is most passionate about. I am a Registered Kinesiologist, with a passion for movement and health, of which nutrition plays a big part. In my profession we see a lot of chronic injuries requiring constant maintenance of muscle cell function, strength and metabolism that is sustained throughout the lifespan. My passion is to work with and alongside communities to build function and strength, important to every profession and particularly to farmers and labour-intensive occupations.
Do you have a business plan?
No - We have a business idea that would require assistance to refine into a business plan
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
No - We would be intending to use the business plan to secure funding from bank loans and investors
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
No - We are in need of a grant to start up land use activities
Project
Farm Name
Significant Other Productions
Farm Project Description
offering a farm to table meals focusing on chickens, ducks, pigs and mushrooms
Preferred Arrangement
Registered Lease on Title -
Business Partnership -
Duration of the desired agreement
5-15 years
Ideal date to obtain land by
October 2023
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
20 acres
Wooded Area (acres)
No
Cultivable Area (acres)
2 acre
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
No
Zoning
ALR
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
ready to cultivate, with minimal to no restoration /repairs required
Open to landowner residing on property
No - We would prefer to be the ones residing on the property
Need farm buildings
Yes
Need fenced land
Yes
Need farm machinery and tools
Yes
Need established water source and infrastructure
a water well / borehole for land irrigation, access to hot running water for farm kitchen, and solar panels for electrical infrastructure
Need on-site housing
Yes - We would prefer to reside on site, as well as have the ability to offer residence to seasonal farm hands hired for help.
